In the search for a comfortable chair with a small footprint for common spaces, that doesn’t compromise on back rest, the Japanese designer Nendo made use of the shape of kite seats to create the Kite series of four comfortable chairs.
For a vacation home in the traditional Kyoto house style, the Japanese Torafu Architects studio created this Pebble calles seating elements for the lounging area. With traditional elements from the Meiji era it coneccts well with the modern and traditional surrounding.
The Osaka and Kobe based Japanese designer Takahide Hashimoto created this lamp that emits its light from a long and very thin shape. The inspiration for this shape is the Japanese word sengetsu, which describes the appearence of a very thin moon. This characteristic is further emphasized by the lampshade that is shaped like a Japanese sword and made of the same Damascus steel. The light does shine from the shade like the sharp distinct cut of a sword.